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also nannie
as in nurse
a girl or woman employed to care for a young child or children
wrote a memoir recounting her days as a nanny for the rich and often indiscreet
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Konig reportedly planned a getaway to Oahu to celebrate his wife’s birthday, and on March 23 the pair traveled to the island, leaving their young children at home on Maui with family and a nanny.
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Everyone wants to work with a nanny who will teach their children to be in well-mannered conversation with adults instead of glued to an iPad.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
Cops said the crooks used duct tape to bind the nanny and the 36-year-old homeowner, who lives in the home with her three children and husband, who was out of town.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
The practically perfect nanny returned to 17 Cherry Tree Lane in December 2018.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Everyone wants to work with a nanny who will teach their children to be in well-mannered conversation with adults instead of glued to an iPad.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
Cops said the crooks used duct tape to bind the nanny and the 36-year-old homeowner, who lives in the home with her three children and husband, who was out of town.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
The practically perfect nanny returned to 17 Cherry Tree Lane in December 2018.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nanny
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“Nanny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanny. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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